community networks

2:47 am on June 28, 2021 · community networks (67), fundamentals (6), isoc kenya (9), IWN (2)

WEBCAST – ISOCKENYA ISOC FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM 2 – communitynetworks + iwn

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livestreamOn Tuesday June 29 2021 at 15:00-16:30 EAT (12:00-13:30 UTC) the Internet Society Kenya Chapter hosts ‘ISOC Fundamentals Program – Community Networks / Internet Way of Networking‘. This is the second of two webinars expounding on ISOC Fundamentals themes.

PRESENTERS
Luke Kapchanga
Alphonce Oywech
Lumumba Irvine

MODERATORS
Joel Okomoli
Athena Morgan

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocke-fun2

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3ha0lxD

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3x40OIF

TWITTER #isocfundamentals #communitynetworks #iwn @ISOC_Kenya @mobile3xx2 @alphonceoywech Lumumba Irvine @jokomoli @athmorgana

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/

ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/isocke-fun2

 

5:34 am on April 13, 2021 · community networks (67), encryption (49), fundamentals (6), isoc (164), open standards (4)

WEBCAST: @InternetSociety Fundamentals program 2021 #isocfundamentals

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Internet Society Fundamentals program 2021Internet Society Fundamentals aims to develop new community leaders equipped to tell data-driven stories about the Internet Society’s key projects. This will equip members to work with their Chapters to create local awareness, extending the reach of our work for an Internet as a force for good.

In its first year, the program consists of two full weeks of webinars linked to Internet Society projects. Sessions will be held from 12-23 April, 2021.

During each webinar, we will cover the project’s main concepts with a focus on narrative and strategies to approach multiple audiences. In this way, Chapter members can feel empowered to raise awareness through concrete local initiatives that support the development and positioning of the Chapter.

LIVESTREAMS  https://isoc.live/isoc-fundamentals/

ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/isoc-fundamentals

TWITTER #isocfundamentals

5:38 am on February 24, 2021 · africa (115), community networks (67)

WEBCAST TODAY #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020 5 – Inside an African Community Network | Au sein d’un réseau communautaire africain

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livestreamOn Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 12:00-14:00 UTC the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) present the fifth and last session in the 5th (Virtual) Summit on Community Networks in Africa with the theme ‘Inside an African Community Network‘.

The session focuses on two community networks: BOSCO Uganda located in Northern Uganda, and PAMOJANet in Eastern DRC. They will showcase their respective and practical approach to connecting the unconnected, including governance structures, business models, and technical operations.


Le mercredi 24 février 2021 à 12h00-14h00 UTC, l’Internet Society (ISOC) et l’Association for Progressive Communications (APC) présentent la cinquième et dernière session du 5e Sommet (virtuel) sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique sur le thème «Au sein d’un réseau communautaire africain».

La session se concentre sur deux réseaux communautaires: BOSCO Ouganda situé dans le nord de l’Ouganda, et PAMOJANet dans l’est de la RDC. Ils présenteront leur approche respective et pratique pour connecter les personnes non connectées, y compris les structures de gouvernance, les modèles commerciaux et les opérations techniques.

SPEAKERS
Chako Armant, La Difference (PamojaNET Community Network)
Alva-Ntyo Mihigo, Network Manager, PamojaNET Community Network
Daniel Komakec, BOSCO Uganda
Okot Solomon Nono, BOSCO Uganda

MODERATOR
Jean Louis Fendji – Senior Lecturer, University of Ngaoundere and Research Director, AfroLeadership

LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/VirtualCNAfricaSummit5

LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/VirtualCNAfricaSummit5

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3b7y7AN (English closed captions, Interprète français)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)

TWITTER #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020 #CommunityNetworks @internetsociety @APC_News @_AfricanUnion @giz_gmbh @ISOC_Africa @BOSCOUganda @LaDifferenceDRC @ISOC_Community @ISOC_Foundation #switchiton #GrowInternet

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/VirtualCNAfricaSummit5

EVENT PATRON – African Union 

EVENT SPONSOR – GIZ GmbH 

7:42 pm on January 2, 2021 · apac (37), cnx (3), community networks (67), isoc apac (5)

12 Streams 2020 #8 – CNXAPAC 2020 Summit Roundtable

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livestreamToday, Saturday January 2 2021, at 8:30pm EST (01:30 UTC) in the eighth instalment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ 2020 highlights, we feature the final session – a Summit Roundtable – of Community Network Exchange 2020 (CNX APAC 2020), on December 4 2020. The 4th annual CNX APAC had the theme ‘Meaningful access with Community Networks‘ and comprised 11 sessions over two weeks. The roundtable was the closer, and commences with a summary of all those preceeding sessions from facilitators Sarbani Belur and Sarah Farooqui.

SPEAKERS
Onno W. Purbo, Indonesia’s Internet Liberator (Indonesia)
Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific, ITU
Mahabir Pun, Founder, Nepal Wireless networking Project & National Innovation Centre (Nepal)
Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos, Independent ICT Policy Researcher (Philippines)
Osama Manzar, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

MODERATOR
Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President – Asia Pacific, Internet Society

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2020-8

TWITTER #12STREAMS  #CNXAPAC2020 @DEFindia @ISOCapac @A4A_Internet @apnic @APC_News @ITU #CommunityNetworks

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/12streams2020-8

ORIGINAL STREAM
https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnxapac2020

7:25 pm on December 26, 2020 · community networks (67), hosein badran (2), indigenous (21)

12 Streams 2020 #1 – Connecting Indigenous Communities: Examples and Lessons Learned – Dr. Hosein Badran

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livestreamToday, Tuesday December 26 2020, at 7:30pm EST (00:30 UTC) in the first installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ annual highlights, we feature Dr. Hosein Badran, Regional Technical Advisor – North America, Internet Society giving a presentation ‘Connecting Indigenous Communities: Examples and Lessons Learned‘ on February 11 2020 at NANOG 78 in San Francisco. He covered the recent successful deployment of a private LTE network in the community of Pu’uhonua o Waimanalo in Hawaii, as well as an upcoming deployment in the Northern Canadian community of Uluhokhtak.

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2020-1

TWITTER #12STREAMS #indigenous #nanog78 @isoc_na #communitynetworks

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/12streams2020-1

ORIGINAL STREAMS
https://livestream.com/internetsociety/hosein
https://youtu.be/OpNFXGz8_Tk

 

6:28 am on December 7, 2020 · community networks (67), mena (10)

WEBCAST – Building Community Networks in the MENA Region

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livestreamToday Monday 7 December 2020 at 12:00 UTC the Internet Society hosts an interactive online panel discussion ‘Building Community Networks in the MENA Region‘. This event promotes a concept new to the Middle East and North Africa region: getting Internet access by creating “community” networks. These are established partnerships between residents of remote areas and major telecommunication companies with simple self-financing, or through an existing civil society organization.

SPEAKERS
Jane Coffin, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, Internet Society
Juan Peirano, Senior Policy Advisor, Internet Society
Massimiliano Stucchi, Regional Technical Advisor – Europe, Internety Society
Ucha Seturi, ISOC Georgia Chapter
Robert Pepper, Board Trustee, Internet Society

MODERATOR
Nermine El Saadany, Regional Vice President – Middle East

http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mena-cns (ENGLISH)

AGENDA: https://www.internetsociety.org/events/building-community-networks-in-the-mena-region/

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/39PXB6K

TWITTER #communitynetworks  @ISOC_MiddleEast #GrowInternet

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCMiddleEast/live (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/mena-cns

 

5:10 am on November 24, 2020 · africa (115), community networks (67)

Africa CN Summit 3 – Public Funding for Community Networks | Financement public pour les réseaux communautaires

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livestreamOn Wednesday 25 November 2020 at 12:00-13:30 UTC the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) present the third session in the 5th (Virtual) Summit on Community Networks in Africa with the theme ‘Public Funding for Community Networks‘.

Most countries have some public funding available in the form of universal service/access funds or others where commercial telecommunications are supposed to subsidize areas of market failure. In many cases, such funds have piled up unused, and in others, they have been misused. The technical capacity of fund operating staff is as important as is their degree of contact with the situation on the ground. Community Networks (CNs), for their part, are often unaware of such funds. This session aims to explore how CNs can tap into such public funds if available.

livestreamLe mercredi 25 novembre 2020 à 12h00-13h30 UTC, l’Internet Society (ISOC) et l’Association for Progressive Communications (APC) présentent la troisième session du 5e Sommet (virtuel) sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique sur le thème «Financement public pour les réseaux communautaires ».

La plupart des pays disposent de certains financements publics sous forme de fonds de service / d’accès universels ou d’autres où les télécommunications commerciales sont censées subventionner les zones de défaillance du marché. Dans de nombreux cas, ces fonds se sont accumulés inutilisés, et dans d’autres, ils ont été mal utilisés. La capacité technique du personnel de gestion des fonds est aussi importante que leur degré de contact avec la situation sur le terrain. Les réseaux communautaires (RCs), pour leur part, ignorent souvent l’existence de ces fonds. Cette session vise à explorer comment les RCs peuvent puiser dans ces fonds publics si disponibles.

SPEAKERS / CONFERENCIERS
Dr. Charley Lewis, Independent Analyst, Researcher and Educator/Analyste, chercheur et éducateur indépendant
Nthabiseng Pule, Project and Outreach Manager for the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA)/Responsable de projet et de sensibilisation, C3SA
Victor Asante, Senior Manager, GIFEC/Cadre supérieur, GIFEC

MODERATOR / MODÉRATRICE
Eleanor Sarpong, Deputy Director & Policy lead Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)

FACILITATOR / FACILITATEUR
Verengai Mabika, Senior Policy Advisor – Africa, Internet Society


LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/VirtualCNAfricaSummit3 (open captions)


LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/VirtualCNAfricaSummit3

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3o3TWGn (English closed captions, Interprète français)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)

TWITTER #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020 #CommunityNetworks @internetsociety @APC_News @ISOC_Africa @ISOC_Community @ISOC_Foundation #switchiton #GrowInternet @Ellasarpong Dr Charley Lewis @ITWeb Nthabiseng Pule @C3SA_UCT Victor Asante @GIFECGhana

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/VirtualCNAfricaSummit3

1:23 am on November 19, 2020 · cnx (3), community networks (67), isoc apac (5)

Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2020 #CNXAPAC2020

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livestreamFrom 20 November to 2nd December 2020 the Internet Society in collaboration with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, and other partners, presents Community Network Exchange 2020 (CNX APAC 2020). The 4th annual CNX APAC will have the theme ‘Meaningful access with Community Networks‘ with ten sub-themes that will address various dimensions related to meaningful access with community networks and how local communities can leverage them. Webinars will be held online over 5 days, with 2 sessions per day, plus a final closing roundtable. All webinars will begin at 06:00 UTC

20th November

    • Session 1: Community Network Models & Best Practices

Gustaff Harriman Iskandar, Bandung Center for New Media Arts (Indonesia)
Ritu Srivastava, Chair, IEEE Working Group Grades of service in rural areas
Senthil Kumar M, Founder/CEO, Geomeo Informatics (India)
Peter Bloom, General Coordinator/Founder, Rhizomatica
MODERATOR – Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President Asia-Pacific, Internet Society

    • Session 2: Access during the pandemic: Saving Democracy, Citizenship & Education

Talant Sultanov, Chair, Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter
Svetlana Zens, Senior Programme Associate, Digital Rights, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB)
Ananda Gautam, Program/Policy Officer, Internet Governance Institute (Nepal)
MODERATOR – Osama Manzar, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

23rd November

    • Session 3: Policy & Regulation for Mass Adoption of Community Networks

Carlos Rey-Moreno, Co-Lead Networks Policy and Strategy, Association for Progressive Communications (Spain) / Co-Founder of zenzeleni.net (South Africa) –
Achia Nila, Founder/CEO, Women in Digital (WIDBD) (Bangladesh)
John Jack, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Vanuatu Government
Teddy Woodhouse, Research Manager for Access and Affordability, , World Wide Web Foundation, UK (United Kingdom)
MODERATOR – Sarah Farooqui, Research and Advocacy Manager, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

    • Session 4: Community Networks as a Model to fight Misinformation & Fakenews

Waqas Hassan. President, Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter
Lisa Garcia, Executive Director, Foundation for Media Alternatives (Philippines)
Heru Tjatur, Web Development Consultant (Indonesia)
MODERATOR – Osama Manzar, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

26th November

    • Session 5: Gender Sensitive Community Networking

Shalini A, Project Officer, Janastu (India)
Maureen Hilyard, Former Chair, Board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) (Cook Islands)
Sarbani Belur, Senior Research Scientist, Gram Marg
Yumna Panday, Project Support Coordinator, Zenzeleni Networks (South Africa)

MODERATOR – Anju Mangal, Asia Regional Coordinator, Alliance for Affordable Internet (Fiji)

    • Session 6: Content, Context and Community for Community Networks

Ramprasad Venkatesha, Programme Manger, BAIF Development Research Foundation (India)
Michael Suantak, Founder, ASORCOM (Myanmar)
Maureen Hernández, Systems Engineer, Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela)

MODERATOR – Udita Chaturvedi, Team Lead, Knowledge Communication & Dissemination, Dasra (India)

30th November

    • Session 7: Community Radio & Broadcasting with Community Networks

Laila Ndagire, Developmental Journalist, Producer & Presenter, MAMA FM (Uganda)
Venu Arora, Co-founder & Director, Ideosync Media Combine (India)
Bazlur Rahman, CEO, Bangladesh NGOs Network for radio and Communication

MODERATOR – Osama Manzar, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

    • Session 8: Training & Cadre Development for Community Networks

John Dada, CEO, Fantsuam Foundation (Nigeria)
Sylvia Cadena, Head of Programs, APNIC Foundation (Australia)
Ritu Srivastava, Chair, IEEE Working Group Grades of service in rural areas

MODERATOR – Naveed Haq, Regional Infrastructure and Connectivity Director, Internet Society (Pakistan)

2nd December –

    • Session 9: Partnerships & Collaborations for Community Networks

Anju Mangal, Asia Regional Coordinator, Alliance for Affordable Internet (Fiji)
Leandro Navarro, Associate professor, Technical University of Catalonia (Spain)
Sarbani Belur, Senior Research Scientist, Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay (India)

MODERATOR
Jane Coffin, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth Internet Society (USA)

    • Session 10: Connecting Indigenous Communities

Emani Lui, Founder & Director, Makanet (New Zealand)
Nasir Hashmi, Community Network Implementor
Mark Buell, Regional Vice President – North America, Internet Society

MODERATOR
Maureen Hilyard, Development Consultant & Founder, The Cook Islands Internet Action group (CIIAG) (Cook Islands)

    • 4th December – Roundtable Summit

SPEAKERS
Onno W. Purbo, Indonesia’s Internet Liberator Indonesia)
Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific, ITU
Mahabir Pun, Founder, Nepal Wireless networking Project & National Innovation Centre (Nepal)
Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos, Independent ICT Policy Researcher (Philippines)
Osama Manzar, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

MODERATOR
Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President – Asia Pacific, Internet Society

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnxapac2020

AGENDA https://cnxapac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CNX-AGENDA-2020.pdf

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3kKRySs

TWITTER #CNXAPAC2020  @DEFindia @ISOCapac 

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/live (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/DEFIndia/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/cnxapac2020

6:52 pm on October 20, 2020 · africa (115), APC (4), community networks (67)

For, With, and By the Community | Pour, avec et par la communauté

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livestreamOn Wednesday 28 October 2020 at 12:00-13:30 UTC the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) present the second session in the 5th (Virtual) Summit on Community Networks in Africa with the theme ‘For, With, and By the Community‘.

Effective engagement of communities is critical for the success of community networks. This session tries to understand community engagement approaches, how to map the stakeholders and communications channels for an inclusive, people-centered, locally-owned community network.

livestreamLe mercredi 28 octobre 2020 à 12h00-13h30 UTC, l’Internet Society (ISOC) et l’Association for Progressive Communications (APC) présentent la deuxième session du 5e Sommet (virtuel) sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique sur le thème «Pour, Avec et par la communauté ».

Un engagement efficace des communautés est essentiel au succès des réseaux communautaires. Cette session tente de comprendre les approches d’engagement communautaire, comment cartographier les parties prenantes et les canaux de communication pour un réseau communautaire inclusif, centré sur les personnes et détenu localement.

HONORING CHIEF KARIUKI / HONORER CHIEF KARIUKI

Joesphine Miliza, Project Manager, TunapandaNET Community Network
Dorcas Muthoni, Afchix

SPEAKERS / CONFERENCIERS

Matogoro Jabhera, Tanzania Community Networks Alliance
Soledad Luca de Tena, Zenzeleni Community Networks (RSA)
Ghillian Beverley Bock, Groot-Aub Community Network (Namibia)

MODERATOR / MODÉRATRICE
Lillian Achom, AccessPlus (Uganda)

LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/VirtualCNAfricaSummit2

LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/VirtualCNAfricaSummit2

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/31t9Dhn (English closed captions, Interprète français)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)

TWITTER #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/virtualcnafricasummit2_202101

 

5:47 am on September 14, 2020 · africa (115), APC (4), community networks (67)

WEBCAST SEP 30: The Path towards Growing Community Networks in Africa #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020 #CommunityNetworks @internetsociety @APC_News @ISOC_Africa @ISOC_Community @ISOC_Foundation #switchiton #GrowInternet

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livestreamOn Wednesday 30 September 2020 at 12:00-13:30 UTC the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) present the first session ‘The Path towards Growing Community Networks in Africa‘ in the 5th (Virtual) Summit on Community Networks in Africa. This first session (of five) focuses on how to grow community networks in Africa as a means to reduce the ranks of the unconnected in the continent. The panel will try to answer questions around how communities can build, manage, and grow their own connectivity networks.

Le mercredi 30 septembre 2020 à 12: 00-13: 30 UTC, l’Internet Society (ISOC) et l’Association for Progressive Communications (APC) présentent la première session «La voie vers la croissance des réseaux communautaires en Afrique» lors du 5e Sommet (virtuel) sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique. Cette première session (sur cinq) se concentre sur la manière de développer les réseaux communautaires en Afrique comme moyen de réduire les rangs des non connectés sur le continent. Le panel tentera de répondre aux questions sur la manière dont les communautés peuvent créer, gérer et développer leurs propres réseaux de connectivité.

SPEAKERS
John Dada, Fanstuam Foundation (Community Network) – Nigeria
Ditshego Magoro, Zuri Foundation (Mamaila Community Network) – South Africa
CHAKO Armant, La Difference (PamojaNET Community Network) – DRC

MODERATOR
Barrack Otieno

LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/VirtualCNAfricaSummit1

LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/VirtualCNAfricaSummit1

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3hlybih (English closed captions, Interprète français)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)

TWITTER #VirtualCNAfricaSummit2020

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/VirtualCNAfricaSummit1